Description
You can use the Trackpad or Apple Remote to control some Windows applications in your virtual machine.Note: This feature is available for the following guest operating systems: Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008.
To use these features, enable the following options:
- Enable Gestures. Enable this option to use the touchpad (if you have one on your Mac) to control some Windows applications.
- Enable Apple Remote. Enable this option to use the Apple Remote to control some Windows applications.
In the following table, you can see the list of commands for some popular Windows
applications.
| Action | Keyboard and Mouse Combination | Apple Remote Key | Touchpad Gesture |
| Microsoft Power Point | |||
| Start a slide show | F5 | ►ll | n/a |
| End a slide show | Esc | MENU | n/a |
| Perform the next animation or advance to the next slide | N, Enter, Page Down, Right Arrow, Down Arrow, Space (or click the mouse) | ►►l | Swipe right |
| Perform the previous animation or return to the previous slide | P, Page Up, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, Backspace | l◄◄ | Swipe left |
| Zoom in/zoom out | Ctrl+wheel up/Ctrl+wheel down | n/a | Pinch open/ pinch close |
| Microsoft Word/Excel | |||
| Zoom in/zoom out | Ctrl+wheel up/Ctrl+wheel down | n/a | Pinch open/ pinch close |
| Windows Media Player | |||
| Start playback/pause | Space | ►ll | n/a |
| Skip to the next song | Ctrl+F | ►►l | Swipe right |
| Play the previous song | Ctrl+B | l◄◄ | Swipe left |
| Volume up | F8, Up Arrow, wheel up | + | n/a |
| Volume down | F9, Down Arrow, wheel down | ― | n/a |
| Media Player Classic (k-lite) | |||
| Start playback/pause | Space | ►ll | n/a |
| Volume up | F8, Up Arrow, wheel up | + | n/a |
| Volume down | F9, Down Arrow, wheel down | ― | n/a |
| Winamp | |||
| Start playback/pause | X to start, C to pause | ►ll | n/a |
| Volume up | Up Arrow, wheel up | + | n/a |
| Volume down | Up Arrow, wheel up | ― | n/a |
| Microsoft Internet Explorer | |||
| Page back | Backspace, Alt+Left Arrow | n/a or ►►l | Swipe right |
| Page forward | Alt+Right Arrow | n/a or l◄◄ | Swipe left |
| Zoom in/zoom out | Ctrl+wheel up/Ctrl+wheel down | n/a | Pinch open/ pinch close |
| Mozilla Firefox | |||
| Page back | Backspace, Alt+Left Arrow | n/a or ►►l | Swipe right |
| Page forward | Alt+Right Arrow | n/a or l◄◄ | Swipe left |
| Zoom in/zoom out | Ctrl+wheel up/Ctrl+wheel down or Ctrl+"+"/Ctrl+"-" | n/a | Pinch open/ pinch close |
| Windows Picture and Fax Viewer | |||
| Next image | Right Arrow | ►►l | Swipe right |
| Previous image | Left Arrow | l◄◄ | Swipe left |
| Zoom in/zoom out | "+"/"-" | + or ― | Pinch open/ pinch close |
| Rotate clockwise | Ctrl+K | n/a | Rotate right |
| Rotate counterclockwise | Ctrl+L | n/a | Rotate left |
Note: This feature is available for Windows virtual machines that have Parallels Tools installed.
To learn more about Trackpad gestures on MacBook and MacBook Pro please refer to the following Apple KB:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3211